JP6467229B2 - Beverage billing device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a beverage billing apparatus.

  Conventionally, with regard to the drink bar management method in which users go to self-service drinks at large-scale restaurants and drink cafes, a drink remaining amount detection means has been added to the drink storage means to replenish drinks. A drink bar management system has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2001-229466 A

  However, according to the conventional drink bar management system, the drink remaining amount detected by the drink remaining amount detecting means is the remaining amount of drink consumed by all users, so the amount of drink consumed by each individual user is individually I can't figure it out.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a beverage billing apparatus that can charge each user according to the type and amount of beverage consumed by each individual user.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a beverage billing device attached to a spout part of a beverage container,
A measuring unit that measures the amount of beverage supplied to the user from the spout unit by tilting the beverage container ;
A memory for storing the amount of the beverage measured by the measurement unit;
Billing processing means for billing the transaction medium owned by the user according to the type of beverage stored in the beverage container and the amount of the beverage stored in the memory;
An electromagnetic valve provided in the spout portion of the beverage container;
A valve drive unit for driving the solenoid valve;
When the transaction medium first enters a communicable range of 10 cm or less, information is acquired from the transaction medium, and the valve driving unit is controlled to open the electromagnetic valve based on the information, and the transaction Control means for controlling the billing processing means to perform the billing process when a medium enters the communicable range of 10 cm or less for the second time;
A beverage billing apparatus comprising:

  According to the present invention, billing processing can be performed for each user according to the type and amount of beverage consumed by each individual user.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration example of a beverage billing system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a control system of the cap device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the beverage billing system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the beverage billing system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration example of a beverage billing system according to the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a control system of the beverage billing system according to the third embodiment. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the beverage billing system according to the third embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, in each figure, about the component which has the substantially same function, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and the duplicate description is abbreviate | omitted.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration example of a beverage billing system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

(Overall configuration)
The beverage billing system 1 includes a plurality of (one in the figure) cap devices 10 provided in a plurality of (one in the figure) beverage containers 100 containing the beverage 110, and a beverage used by a beverage provider. The provider terminal device 20 and the IC card 30 or the user terminal device 40 owned by the user are schematically configured. Here, the cap device 10 is an example of a beverage billing device. The IC card 30 and the user terminal device 40 are examples of transaction media, respectively.

  The beverage container 100 is, for example, a beer bottle, a bottle such as a wine bottle, a paper pack, a plastic bottle, a barrel, or the like having a container main body 101 and a spout portion 102 provided on the upper portion of the container main body 101. Any size is acceptable. Each beverage container 100 contains various types of beverages 110 such as beer, wine, sake, shochu, and soft drinks.

(Beverage provider terminal)
The beverage provider terminal device 20 is used, for example, in restaurants, taverns, restaurants, hotels, inns, convenience stores, karaoke boxes, stores that provide beverages such as an amusement park, or temporary establishments such as tasting parties.

  As the beverage provider terminal device 20, for example, a portable information processing device carried by a beverage provider such as a personal computer, a mobile phone, or a multi-function mobile phone (smart phone) can be used. The beverage provider terminal device 20 has a function of communicating with the communication control unit 14 of the cap device 10.

(IC card)
The IC card 30 has a function of communicating with a first communication unit 141 (to be described later) of the cap device 10, a function of performing electronic payment, and the like. When the first communication unit 141 uses NFC (Near Field Communication), as an IC card 30 applicable to NFC, for example, Felica (registered trademark) communication using a 13.56 MHz frequency band. Standardized as international communication standard ISO / IEC14443TypeA for non-contact IC cards such as Suica (registered trademark), PASUMO (registered trademark), Edy (registered trademark), etc. adopting the technical method, and 13.56 MHz A non-contact type IC card such as Mifare (registered trademark) using the frequency band can be used. The IC card 30 is not limited to the above IC card as long as it can communicate with the first communication unit 141.

(User terminal device)
As the user terminal device 40, for example, a portable information processing device carried by a user such as a personal computer, a mobile phone, a multi-function mobile phone (smart phone), or the like can be used. The user terminal device 40 has a function of communicating with the communication control unit 14 of the cap device 10. Specifically, the user terminal device 40 is equipped with an IC chip having a function corresponding to the IC card 30.

(Configuration of cap device)
The cap device 10 is attached to the spout part 102 of the beverage container 100, and includes a flow sensor 11, a solenoid valve 12, a valve drive unit 13, a communication control unit 14, and a plug 15. . The flow sensor 11 is an example of a measurement unit.

  The flow sensor 11 is provided in the spout part 102 of the beverage container 100 and measures the amount of the beverage 110 supplied from the spout part 102 to the user. The “beverage supplied to the user” includes not only a beverage poured into the cup 120 but also a beverage directly supplied to the user's mouth from the spout portion 102 or a user's mouth through a straw. Included beverages are also included.

  The electromagnetic valve 12 is provided in the spout part 102 of the beverage container 100 and opens and closes the spout part 102 by driving the valve drive part 13. From the viewpoint of energy saving, the solenoid valve 12 is preferably a normally closed type that closes the spout portion 102 when power is not supplied.

  The valve drive unit 13 drives the electromagnetic valve 12 based on control by the communication control unit 14 of the cap device 10. In the present embodiment, the valve drive unit 13 is provided in the spout unit 102 of the beverage container 100, but may be the container body 101 or a place other than the beverage container 100.

  The communication control unit 14 includes a first communication unit and a second communication unit that have different communication distances. Details of the first and second communication units will be described later.

  The stopper 15 is detachably provided on the spout portion 102 of the beverage container 100 and closes the spout portion 102. The stopper 15 may be omitted, but it is preferable that the stopper 15 is provided in order to prevent the beverage container 100 from tilting and the beverage 110 from spilling when the electromagnetic valve 12 is broken.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a control system of the cap device 10. The cap device 10 includes a control unit 140 that controls each unit of the cap device 10, a first communication unit 141 having a relatively short communication distance, and a second communication unit 142 having a communication distance longer than that of the first communication unit 141. And a memory 143 for storing various types of information.

  The first communication unit 141 performs short-distance wireless communication with a communication distance of 10 cm or less with the IC card 30 or the IC chip mounted on the user terminal device 40. As such communication, for example, NFC (Near Field Communication) with a communication distance of 10 cm or less can be used. Note that the first communication unit 141 can use RFID as a communication method. RFID includes an electromagnetic induction method (medium wave communication distance of 10 cm or less, short wave communication distance of 30 cm or less), a radio wave method (UHF communication distance of 5 m or less, microwave communication distance of 2 m or less), and the like.

  The second communication unit 142 performs short-range wireless communication with the user terminal device 40 and the beverage provider terminal device 20 with a communication distance longer than that of the first communication unit 141, for example, 100 m or less. As such communication, for example, Class 1 Bluetooth (registered trademark) having a communication distance of 100 m or less can be used. The second communication unit 142 may use Class 2 Bluetooth (registered trademark) with a communication distance of 10 m or less when the communication distance is longer than the communication distance of the first communication unit 141.

  The memory 143 stores a program 1430, beverage information 1431, and the like in advance, and stores a transaction medium ID 1432, a beverage amount 1433, and the like. The beverage information 1431 includes the type of beverage (sake, beer, wine, etc.), beverage name (brand, product name, etc.), beverage ID, beverage unit price (yen / ml), and minimum sales amount (or minimum amount) for each beverage. , Payment information, announcements, etc.

  The control unit 140 is configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or the like, and functions as an acquisition unit 1400, a valve control unit 1401, a charging processing unit 1402, and the like by executing a program 1430. Note that all or a part of the respective units 1400 to 1402 of the control unit 140 may be realized by hardware such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit).

  The acquisition unit 1400 acquires the transaction medium ID and balance information received by the first communication unit 141 from the IC card 30 or the user terminal device 40. The transaction medium ID and balance information are examples of information acquired from the transaction medium.

  The valve control unit 1401 determines whether to open the electromagnetic valve 12 based on the balance information acquired by the acquisition unit 1400.

  The billing processing unit 1402 applies to the IC card 30 or the user terminal device 40 owned by the user according to the type of the beverage 110 accommodated in the beverage container 100 and the amount of the beverage 110 measured by the flow sensor 11. Perform billing process. Specifically, the billing processing unit 1402 determines the flow rate from when the IC card 30 or the user terminal device 40 used by the user first enters the communicable range of the first communication unit 141 to when it enters the next. A charging process is performed based on the total amount of beverages measured by the sensor 11. That is, the billing processing unit 1402 calculates a usage fee by multiplying the amount of the beverage 110 measured by the flow sensor 11 and stored in the memory 143 by the beverage unit price included in the beverage information 1431 stored in the memory 143. A process of withdrawing the usage fee from the IC card 30 or the user terminal device 40 is performed.

(Operation of the first embodiment)
Next, an example of the operation of the present embodiment will be described. In the following operation, a case where the user uses the IC card 30 in the store will be mainly described. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the beverage billing system 1 according to the present embodiment.

  The user enters the store, selects a beverage that he / she wants to drink, and brings the IC card 30 close to the cap device 10 of the beverage container 100 as a transaction medium. When the first communication unit 141 of the cap device 10 detects the IC card 30 (transaction medium) (S11), it notifies the control unit 140 of it. The first communication unit 141 communicates with the IC card 30 under the control of the control unit 140, and receives the transaction medium ID and the electronic money balance information as identification information of the IC card 30.

  At this time, when the user uses the user terminal device 40 as a transaction medium, the control unit 140 causes the first communication unit 141 to send information related to the beverage included in the beverage information 1431 of the memory 143 to the user terminal device 40. Send. Information on beverages is displayed on the display unit of the user terminal device 40 as shown in FIG. The information about the beverage includes, for example, the appearance of the beverage, the brand of the beverage, the type of beverage (for example, sake), the minimum sales amount (for example, 180 ml), the minimum sales amount (for example, 500 yen), and the use of the displayed beverage. A “cancel” button or the like for stopping is included.

  The acquisition unit 1400 of the control unit 140 acquires the transaction medium ID and electronic money balance information received by the first communication unit 141 (S12), and stores the transaction medium ID in the memory 143.

  The valve control unit 1401 of the control unit 140 determines whether or not the balance of the electronic money acquired by the acquisition unit 1400 is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount, for example, the minimum sales amount (for example, 100 ml) of the corresponding beverage 110. Judgment is made based on the beverage information 1431 stored in (S13). The predetermined amount may be, for example, an amount larger than the minimum sales amount or may be the minimum sales amount x n (integer). As shown in FIG. 1, the information regarding the beverage displayed on the display unit of the user terminal device 40 may be displayed when the balance of electronic money is greater than or equal to a predetermined amount in step S13.

  If the balance of electronic money is equal to or greater than the minimum sales amount, for example, the valve control unit 1401 controls the valve driving unit 13 to open the electromagnetic valve 12 (S14). The valve drive unit 13 opens the electromagnetic valve 12 under the control of the valve control unit 1401.

  The control unit 140 confirms that the first communication unit 141 has not detected a transaction medium (S15: No). The user pours the beverage 110 into the cup 120 from the beverage container 100 with the electromagnetic valve 12 opened. The flow sensor 11 of the cap device 10 measures the amount of the beverage 110 poured into the cup 120 from the spout portion 102 (S16, S17). The control unit 140 stores the amount of beverage measured by the flow sensor 11 in the memory 143. When the user again pours the beverage 110 into the cup 120, the flow sensor 11 measures the amount of the beverage again (S16, S17), and the control unit 140 determines the amount of the beverage stored in the memory 143. Add to the quantity.

  When accounting, the user brings the IC card 30 as a transaction medium closer to the previous time to the beverage container 100 selected again. When the first communication unit 141 of the cap device 10 detects the IC card 30 (transaction medium) (S15: Yes), the first communication unit 141 communicates with the IC card 30 and sets the transaction medium ID. The acquisition unit 1400 receives the transaction medium ID. The accounting processing unit 1402 of the control unit 140 determines whether or not the transaction medium ID acquired by the acquisition unit 1400 matches the transaction medium ID 1432 stored in the memory 143. If the transaction medium IDs match, the usage fee is calculated by multiplying the beverage amount 1433 stored in the memory 143 by the beverage unit price stored as the beverage information 1431. The billing processing unit 1402 withdraws the usage fee from the IC card 30 by the first communication unit 141 (S18). The valve control means 1401 controls the valve drive unit 13 to close the electromagnetic valve 12 (S19). The valve drive unit 13 closes the electromagnetic valve 12 under the control of the valve control unit 1401.

  After the charging process is finished (S18) or after the electromagnetic valve closing control (S19), as shown in FIG. 1, the result of the charging process, for example, the appearance of the beverage, the brand of the beverage, is displayed on the display unit of the beverage provider terminal device 20. The type of beverage (for example, sake), the sales amount (for example, 180 ml), the amount of the sales amount (for example, 500 yen), the time for which the billing process was performed, and the like are displayed.

  The control unit 140 wirelessly transmits information such as transaction information ID 1432, beverage amount 1433, beverage type, beverage name, beverage ID, and settlement information including the usage fee to the beverage provider terminal device 20 by the second communication unit 142. Send. The billing processing unit 1402 resets the beverage amount 1433 stored in the memory 143.

(First embodiment)
According to the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) By simply attaching the cap device 10 to the spout portion 102 of the existing beverage container 100, payment can be made without using a store terminal device such as a POS (Point Of Sale) terminal device.
(2) Since the cap device 10 provided in each beverage container 100 performs billing processing, billing processing can be performed for each user according to the type and amount of beverage consumed by each individual user.

[Second Embodiment]
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the beverage billing system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In the first embodiment, the IC card 30 or the user terminal device 40 is approached twice to the cap device 10 in order to perform the billing process. It is what I did. Since the schematic configuration of the beverage billing system of the present embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, illustration is omitted. Hereinafter, an example of the operation of the second embodiment will be described focusing on differences from the first embodiment.

  The user enters the store, selects a beverage that he / she wants to drink, and brings the IC card 30 close to the cap device 10 of the beverage container 100 as a transaction medium. When the first communication unit 141 of the cap device 10 detects the IC card 30 (transaction medium) (S21), it notifies the control unit 140 of this. The first communication unit 141 communicates with the IC card 30 under the control of the control unit 140, and receives the transaction medium ID and the electronic money balance information as identification information of the IC card 30.

  The acquisition unit 1400 of the control unit 140 acquires the transaction medium ID and electronic money balance information received by the first communication unit 141 (S22), and stores the transaction medium ID in the memory 143.

  The valve control unit 1401 of the control unit 140 determines whether or not the balance of the electronic money acquired by the acquisition unit 1400 is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount, for example, the minimum sales amount (for example, 100 ml) of the corresponding beverage 110. Judgment is made based on the beverage information 1431 stored in (S23).

  If the balance of electronic money is equal to or greater than the minimum sales amount, for example (S23: Yes), the valve control unit 1401 notifies the charge processing unit 1402 of the result. The billing processing unit 1402 performs a process of withdrawing the amount corresponding to the minimum sales amount of the beverage 110 (S24).

  The valve control means 1401 controls the valve drive unit 13 to open the electromagnetic valve 12 (S25). The valve drive unit 13 opens the electromagnetic valve 12 under the control of the valve control unit 1401.

  The user pours the beverage 110 into the cup 120 from the beverage container 100 with the electromagnetic valve 12 opened. The flow sensor 11 of the cap device 10 measures the amount of the beverage 110 poured into the cup 120 from the spout portion 102 (S26). The flow sensor 11 sequentially transmits the measurement value to the valve control unit 1401. When the measured value from the flow sensor 11 reaches a predetermined amount stored in the memory 143, for example, the minimum sales amount (S27: Yes), the valve control unit 1401 controls the valve driving unit 13 to control the electromagnetic valve. 12 is closed (S28). The valve drive unit 13 closes the electromagnetic valve 12 under the control of the valve control unit 1401.

(Second Embodiment)
According to the present embodiment, in addition to the effects (1) and (2) of the first embodiment, the billing process is performed by performing the operation of bringing the transaction medium close to the cap device 10 only once. There is an effect that the labor of the user can be saved.

[Third Embodiment]
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration example of a beverage billing system according to the third embodiment of the present invention. In the first embodiment, the storage location of the beverage container 100 is not limited. However, in the present embodiment, the beverage container 100 is stored in the refrigerator, and a transaction is made with the locking device provided on the refrigerator door. It has a function of communicating with a medium and a function of performing an accounting process. In the following, the third embodiment will be described with a focus on differences from the first embodiment.

(Overall configuration)
This beverage billing system 1 is used by a beverage provider in which a plurality of (three in the figure) beverage containers 100 are housed, a billing processing device 50 provided on a transparent door 202 of the refrigerator 200, and a beverage provider. The beverage provider terminal device 20 and the IC card 30 or the user terminal device 40 owned by the user are schematically configured. Here, the cap device 10 and the billing processing device 50 are examples of a beverage billing device. Moreover, the refrigerator 200 is an example of a storage.

  The refrigerator 200 includes a substantially box-shaped refrigerator main body 201 having an opening in the front, a door 202 that can open and close the opening of the refrigerator main body 201, and a side opposite to the hinge portion (right side in FIG. 5) ( In FIG. 5, there are provided a handle 211 provided in the vicinity of the end on the left side) and a locking device 210 that locks the opening and closing of the door 202 by the handle 211. The billing processing apparatus 50 is provided on the door 202.

  The billing processing device 50 has a function of communicating with the communication control unit 14 of the cap device 10, a function of communicating with the IC card 30 and the user terminal device 40, a function of performing billing processing, and a function of communicating with the beverage provider terminal device 20. Have.

  The cap device 10 of the present embodiment includes the flow sensor 11, the communication control unit 14, and the plug 15, but does not include the electromagnetic valve 12 and the valve driving unit 13.

  FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a control system of the beverage billing system 1 according to the third embodiment.

(Configuration of cap device)
The communication control unit 14 of the cap device 10 includes a control unit 140 that controls each unit of the cap device 10, a second communication unit 142 having a communication distance longer than that of the first communication unit 52 of the charge processing device 50, and a memory 143. With.

  The control unit 140 sequentially writes the amount of the beverage measured by the flow sensor 11 in the memory 143, and when the amount of the beverage is not measured for a predetermined time or more, the value of the amount of the beverage stored in the memory 143 is stored in the second communication. The unit 142 is configured to transmit to the billing processing apparatus 50.

  The memory 143 stores a program in advance, and stores the value of the amount of beverage measured by the flow sensor 11.

(Configuration of billing processing device)
The billing processing device 50 includes a control unit 51 that controls each unit of the billing processing device 50, a first communication unit 52 having a relatively short communication distance, and a second communication having a communication distance longer than that of the first communication unit 52. A unit 53 and a memory 54 for storing various types of information are provided.

  Similar to the first communication unit 141 of the first embodiment, the first communication unit 52 is close to the IC card 30 or the IC chip mounted on the user terminal device 40 with a communication distance of 10 cm or less. It performs range wireless communication.

  The second communication unit 52 performs short-distance wireless communication with the cap device 10 and the beverage provider terminal device 20 with a communication distance longer than that of the first communication unit 141, for example, 100 m or less.

  In the memory 54, a program 540, beverage information 541, and the like are stored in advance, and a transaction medium ID 542, a beverage amount 543, and the like are stored. The beverage information 541 includes a beverage type, a beverage name, a beverage ID, a beverage unit price (yen / ml), a minimum sales amount (or minimum amount) for each beverage, settlement information, a notification sentence, and the like.

  The control unit 51 is configured by a CPU or the like, and functions as an acquisition unit 510, a lock control unit 511, a charging processing unit 512, and the like by executing a program 540. Note that all or part of the respective means 510 to 512 of the control unit 51 may be realized by hardware such as an ASIC.

  The acquisition unit 510 acquires the transaction medium ID and balance information received by the first communication unit 52 from the IC card 30 or the user terminal device 40.

  The locking control unit 511 controls the locking device 210 shown in FIG. 5 based on the balance information acquired by the acquisition unit 510.

  The billing processing means 512 is for the IC card 30 or the user terminal device 40 owned by the user according to the type of the beverage 110 accommodated in the beverage container 100 and the amount of the beverage 110 measured by the flow sensor 11. Perform billing process. Specifically, the billing processing unit 512 performs billing processing by the method described in the first embodiment. That is, the billing processing means 512 calculates the usage fee by multiplying the beverage amount 543 measured by the flow sensor 11 and stored in the memory 54 by the beverage unit price included in the beverage information 541 stored in the memory 54, A process of withdrawing the usage fee from the IC card 30 or the user terminal device 40 is performed.

(Operation of the third embodiment)
Next, an example of the operation of the third embodiment will be described. In the following operation, a case where the user uses the IC card 30 in the store will be mainly described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the beverage billing system 1 according to the present embodiment.

  When the user enters the store and finds a beverage he / she wants to drink from being stored in the refrigerator 200, the user brings the IC card 30 closer to the billing apparatus 50 as a transaction medium. When the first communication unit 52 of the billing processing apparatus 50 detects the IC card 30 (transaction medium) (S31), it notifies the control unit 51 of it. The first communication unit 52 communicates with the IC card 30 under the control of the control unit 51, and receives the transaction medium ID and the electronic money balance information as identification information of the IC card 30.

  The acquisition unit 510 of the control unit 51 acquires the transaction medium ID and the electronic money balance information received by the first communication unit 52 (S32), and stores the transaction medium ID in the memory 54.

  The lock control unit 511 of the control unit 51 determines whether or not the balance of the electronic money acquired by the acquisition unit 510 is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount, for example, the minimum sales amount (for example, 100 ml) of the corresponding beverage 110. Judged based on the beverage information 541 stored (S33).

  If the balance of electronic money is equal to or greater than the minimum sales amount, the lock control unit 511 controls the lock device 210 to unlock (S34).

  The control part 51 confirms that the 1st communication part 52 has not detected the transaction medium (S35: No). The user pulls the handle 211 to open the door 202, takes out the beverage container 100 from the refrigerator 200, and pours the beverage 110 from the beverage container 100 into the cup 120. The flow sensor 11 of the cap device 10 measures the amount of the beverage 110 poured from the spout portion 102 into the cup 120 (S36, S37). The control unit 51 stores the amount of beverage measured by the flow sensor 11 in the memory 54. When the user again pours the beverage 110 into the cup 120, the flow sensor 11 measures the amount of the beverage again (S36, S37), and the control unit 51 stores the amount of the beverage stored in the memory 54. Add to the quantity.

  When accounting, the user brings the IC card 30 as a transaction medium closer to the accounting processor 50 again. When the first communication unit 52 of the billing processing apparatus 50 detects the IC card 30 (transaction medium) (S35: Yes), the first communication unit 52 communicates with the IC card 30 to obtain the transaction medium ID. , And the acquisition unit 510 acquires the transaction medium ID. The accounting processing unit 512 of the control unit 51 determines whether or not the transaction medium ID acquired by the acquisition unit 510 matches the transaction medium ID 542 stored in the memory 54. If the transaction medium IDs match, the billing processing unit 512 calculates the usage fee by multiplying the beverage amount 543 stored in the memory 54 by the beverage unit price stored as the beverage information 541. The billing processing means 512 withdraws the usage fee from the IC card 30 by the first communication unit 52 (S38). The locking control means 511 controls the locking device 210 to lock (S39).

  The control unit 51 wirelessly transmits information such as transaction information ID 542, beverage amount 543, beverage type, beverage name, beverage ID, and payment information including the usage fee to the beverage provider terminal device 20 by the second communication unit 53. Send. The billing processing means 512 resets the beverage amount 543 stored in the memory 54.

(Effect of the third embodiment)
According to the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) Store terminal such as a POS (Point Of Sale) terminal device by attaching the cap device 10 to the spout portion 102 of the existing beverage container 100 and linking with the billing processing device 50 provided in the refrigerator 200 Payment can be made without using a device.
(2) Since the billing apparatus 50 provided in the refrigerator 200 performs billing processing, billing processing can be performed for each user according to the type and amount of beverage consumed by each individual user.

  In addition, in 3rd Embodiment, although the container 100 for drinks was accommodated in the refrigerator 200, as long as it is equipped with the door and the locking device, you may accommodate in other storage other than a refrigerator.

[Other embodiments]
The embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications and implementations are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, in the above embodiment, the beverage provider terminal device 20 has been described as a portable information processing device, but the beverage provider terminal device 20 may be a store terminal device such as a POS terminal device arranged in a store or the like. With such a store terminal device, the beverage device can be charged by the cap device 10 and the food product can be charged by the store terminal device.

  In addition, charging is not limited to the above embodiments, and may be performed by various methods.

  Moreover, it is possible to omit some of the constituent elements of the above-described embodiment within a range not changing the gist of the present invention. For example, in the first and second embodiments, the cap device 10 includes the electromagnetic valve 12 and the valve drive unit 13. For example, the beverage container 100 is configured so that only one user can drink it. If it is (bottle keep etc.), the solenoid valve 12 and the valve drive unit 13 may not be provided.

  In addition, when the user visits the store, the alcohol amount, the amount or the amount of the beverage to be drunk on the day are determined in advance, and the beverage actually consumed by the user reaches the predetermined alcohol amount, the amount or the amount of the beverage, Alternatively, the supply of the beverage may be stopped using a solenoid valve before reaching a certain amount or amount of money, and the user terminal device 40 may be notified accordingly. In this case, the value (amount or amount) determined by the user is stored in the memory of the beverage supplier terminal device 20. Moreover, the alcohol amount converts the beverage supplied to the user by the cap device 10 into the alcohol amount. The cap device 10 sends the alcohol amount, the beverage amount or the amount of money used by the user to the beverage supplier terminal device 20. The cap device 10 is controlled to close the solenoid valve when the amount of alcohol, the amount of beverage or the amount of money used by the user sent from the cap device 10 reaches the value stored in the memory of the beverage supplier terminal device 20. To do.

  Moreover, although the flow rate sensor was used in the said embodiment, the method of measuring the quantity of a drink may be based on another method. For example, the weight reduced by placing the beverage container 100 on a pressure-sensitive conductive rubber or the like may be measured and converted to the amount of beverage. Moreover, the change of the liquid level of a drink may be continuously detected with a liquid level sensor, and the detection result may be converted into the quantity of the drink. In addition, the liquid surface is irradiated with light such as laser light or radio waves from the launch surface, and the distance from a predetermined position such as the cap device 10, the spout portion 102, or the launch surface to the liquid surface is measured based on the reflected wave. It may be converted into the amount of beverage.

  In addition, steps can be added, deleted, changed, replaced, and the like in the flow of the above-described embodiment without departing from the scope of the present invention. The program used in the above embodiment can be provided by being recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Beverage billing system, 10 ... Cap apparatus, 11 ... Flow sensor, 12 ... Solenoid valve,
13 ... Valve drive unit, 14 ... Communication control unit, 15 ... Stopper,
20 ... Beverage provider terminal device, 30 ... ID card, 40 ... User terminal device,
50 ... billing processing device, 51 ... control unit, 52 ... first communication unit, 53 ... second communication unit,
54 ... Memory,
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Beverage container, 101 ... Container main body, 102 ... Spout part, 110 ... Beverage,
120 ... Cup,
140 ... control unit, 141 ... first communication unit, 142 ... second communication unit, 143 ... memory,
200 ... refrigerator, 201 ... refrigerator body, 202 ... door, 210 ... locking device, 211 ... handle,
510 ... Acquiring means, 511 ... Locking control means, 512 ... Billing processing means,
540 ... Program, 541 ... Beverage information, 542 ... Transaction medium ID, 543 ... Amount of beverage,
1400 ... Acquiring means, 1401 ... Valve control means, 1402 ... Billing processing means,
1430 ... Program, 1431 ... Beverage information, 1432 ... Transaction medium ID,
1433 ... Amount of beverage

Claims (2)

A beverage billing device attached to the spout of a beverage container,
A measuring unit that measures the amount of beverage supplied to the user from the spout unit by tilting the beverage container ;
A memory for storing the amount of the beverage measured by the measurement unit;
Billing processing means for billing the transaction medium owned by the user according to the type of beverage stored in the beverage container and the amount of the beverage stored in the memory;
An electromagnetic valve provided in the spout portion of the beverage container;
A valve drive unit for driving the solenoid valve;
When the transaction medium first enters a communicable range of 10 cm or less, information is acquired from the transaction medium, and the valve driving unit is controlled to open the electromagnetic valve based on the information, and the transaction Control means for controlling the billing processing means to perform the billing process when a medium enters the communicable range of 10 cm or less for the second time;
Beverage billing apparatus comprising: The control means controls the terminal device owned by the user to display information related to the beverage and an instruction means for instructing to stop the purchase when the transaction medium first enters a communicable range. At the same time, when the instruction means is not operated, the beverage charging device according to claim 1, wherein the valve driving unit is controlled to open the electromagnetic valve based on the information.

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